The First Typewriter

from Amateur by Sylvain the Librarian

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lyrics

The people who worked here long before me
They bought a typewriter from a company
Back in Chicago

It took some correspondence
getting used to
But it did the trick like it had to
And when the warranty expired
World War I broke

In the aftermath of the war
They started printing books about bridge again
The people here they bought them all
As if nothing had ever happened

The people who worked here long before me
They stayed here for ever or they left in tears
Never to return

The man shedding his skin in the meeting room
Felt ashamed afterwards
But it was too late
And when the alarm bell resounded
All hell broke loose

In the aftermath of the war
They started printing books about bridge again
The people here they bought them all
As if nothing had ever happened

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from Amateur, track released April 24, 2008
Song by Sylvain Chuzeville.

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Sylvain the Librarian France

Sylvain Chuzeville aka Sylvain the Librarian is a songwriter and a librarian by trade. He lives and works and records songs in Marseille, France, by the Mediterranean sea. He used to be the frontman in ex-magnolia, an indie rock band based in Lyons, France, but that band split in 2008. ... more

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